Rowan in Folk Medicine
The use of rowan in folk medicine has been known since ancient times. However, it is worth reminding you once again about this truly healing plant.
Contents of the article
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Healing properties of rowan
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Use of rowan in folk medicine
Today, we will talk about the application of rowan in folk medicine. This tree with lanceolate leaves grows up to 20 meters tall. It blooms in May–June. The fruits are red or orange-red, spherical, with seeds that have blunt edges. It is found in forest-steppe and forest regions.
Healing Properties of Rowan
In treatment, rowan berries are used, collected before the first frosts. In folk medicine, flowers and leaves are sometimes also used.
The fruits contain vitamins, sugars, pectins, succinic and malic acids.
The berries, in fresh or dried form — as juice or infusion — are used for:
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Liver diseases (hepatoholangiitis, hepatitis).
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Intestinal atony.
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Kidney and urinary stone disease.
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Hypertension.
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Uterine bleeding during the climacteric period.
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Excessively heavy menstruation.
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But most importantly — as a multivitamin remedy for the treatment of avitaminosis.
Rowan fruits also have choleretic, diuretic, hemostatic, and astringent properties. They also help reduce the percentage of fat in the liver and cholesterol in the blood, making them a useful anti-atherosclerotic and hepatoprotective agent.
Use of Rowan in Folk Medicine
For internal use, a decoction is prepared at the ratio of one tablespoon of berries per glass of boiling water: drink 1–2 teaspoons 4–5 times a day before meals. Or half a glass of juice from fresh rowan berries can be consumed during the day in four portions.
Attention!
For patients with high blood clotting and a tendency to thrombophlebitis, preparations of common rowan are not recommended.
It is also known that another variety of rowan is used as a food plant — service tree (Sorbus domestica), cultivated in Western Ukraine. It has large fruits, up to 12 mm, oval in shape, with a pleasant sweet-sour taste.
It should also be noted that in baths, rowan branches are used as whisks, which help you feel fresh and invigorated.
Friends, if you know any other recipes with rowan, please share them in the comments to this post. This can be useful to many people, who will surely be grateful to you.
